Apple MacBook Air 13" Laptop with M2 Chip - Midnight
Finish
Midnight
Chip
Apple M2 chip
8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores
8-core GPU
16-core Neural Engine
100GB/s memory bandwidth
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
Video decode engine
Video encode engine
ProRes encode and decode engine
Display
Liquid Retina display
13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;
2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with
support for 1 billion colours
500 nits brightness
Wide colour (P3)
True Tone technology
Battery and Power
Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Up to 15 hours wireless web
52.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
30W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU)
USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Fast-charge-capable with 67W USB-C Power Adapter
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using preproduction MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The wireless web test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing 25 popular websites with display brightness set to eight clicks from bottom. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back 1080p HD content with display brightness set to eight clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration; see apple.com/nz/batteries for more information.
Charging and Expansion
MagSafe 3 charging port
3.5-mm headphone jack
Two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports with support for:
Charging
DisplayPort
Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps)
USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)
Memory
8GB unified memory
Storage
256GB SSD
Keyboard and Trackpad
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys, including four arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement and 12 full-height function keys
Touch ID
Ambient light sensor
Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi-Touch gestures
Wireless
Wi-Fi
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth®
Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Camera
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Advanced image signal processor with computational video
Audio
Four-speaker sound system
Wide stereo sound
Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro and AirPods Max
Three-mic array with directional beamforming
3.5-mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Display Support
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display in 1 billion colours and:
One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
Native DisplayPort output over USB-C
VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
Video Playback
Supported formats include HEVC, H.264 and ProRes
HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG
Audio Playback
Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
Operating Requirements
Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
Storage temperature: -25° to 45° C (-13° to 113° F)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing SINGLEBR